Don Manning
American football player
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Don Manning (born c.1946)[1] is an American former football linebacker at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a consensus All-American in 1967.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | c.1946 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UCLA |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1966 | UCLA |
| Awards and highlights | |
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College career
Manning lettered for the UCLA Bruins football team under coach Tommy Prothro during the 1965, 1966 and 1967 seasons.[2] He made 1st team All-Coast team in both the 1966 and 1967 seasons.[2] In his final year, as a 6-foot, 2-inch, 204-pound Linebacker, Manning was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from several publications and organizations including the Walter Camp Foundation, and United Press International (UPI).[3] He was joined on the consensus All-American team by Gary Beban, marking the first time UCLA had two members in the same year.[2] Manning was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventeenth round (436th overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[4] In 1993, he was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]